22. Mr Duncan Li asked -

(a) In the Statement of Income and Expenditure for 12 months to 31/12/96, which church organisations receive the three hundred and thirty eight thousand dollar subsidy?

(b) Is the subsidy included as part of the income from Trusts?

To which the President replied -

(a) Assuming Mr Li means 31/12/95 then the answer is -

Anglican Home Mission Society
Anglican Media Council
Anglican Youth Department
Anglican Education Commission
Department of Evangelism
The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia
GFS - An Anglican Ministry (Diocese of Sydney) Incorporated
The Mothers Union in Australia - Diocese of Sydney Incorporated
Archbishops Appeals Unit

(b) No.

Mr Duncan Li asked -

(a) How many square metres of office space do the church organisations which receive the three hundred and thirty eight thousand dollar tenant subsidy occupy?

(b) Has a report been prepared in the last 5 years to determine whether or not it would be financially prudent to relocate these church organisations from St Andrew's House to cheaper accommodation? For example near Central railway station, Parramatta or North Sydney.

To which the President replied -

(a) 1,913.9 square metres.

(b) Standing Committee set up the Diocesan Organisation Accommodation Committee to consider financial and other location considerations in 1988, and it received a report in 1989 which recommended the present system of rent subsidies. The optimum location for various organisations has been considered subsequently from time to time as their accommodation requirements have changed.

The arrangement to bring a number of Diocesan organisations together was made in part to enhance the synergy between them, to increase efficiency and to reduce overheads by centralising administrative costs.